Sign.



PATENTED JUNE 4, 1907.

H.L.BBA0H. SIGN.

N FILED HARRY L. BEACH, OF OOSHOCTON, OHIO.

I SIGN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1907.

Application filed November 10,1906. Serial No. 342,898-

To all 1071/0717, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY L. BEACH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Coshocton, in the county of Coshocton and State of Ohio,have invented a new and useful Sign, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to advertising devices and more particularly tosigns.

The primary object is to provide a novel, simple and unique article ofmanufacture that will attract the eye, is easy and cheap to manufactureand may be readily secured to a support, the structure being such thatit can be shipped with all the parts assembled.

The preferred form of construction is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the sign; Fig. 2 isa longitudinal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is asectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a detail sectionalview 011 the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral figures of the drawings.

In the embodiment illustrated a body plate 5 is employed that ispreferably constructed of comparatively heavy sheet metal so that itwill not readily bend, one end of this plate being ofi'-set to provide aflange 6 adapted to be placed against a wall or support, said flangehaving openings 7 therethrough to receive securing devices. The bodyplate 5 is provided with a central opening 8 which may be of'any shapedesired, that shown being elliptical.

A rotatable plate 9, also preferably constructed of sheet metal, ismounted in the opening. The bearings for this plate c011- sist of socketelements 10 and pintle elements 11. The socket elements 10 compriseheads 12 having tapered sockets 13 in their outer ends and rearwardlyprojecting straps 14. The heads 12 are located in notches 15 formed inthe body plate 5 on opposite sides of the opening 8, the straps 14straddling the plate and being secured there to by suitable rivets 16.The pintle ele' ments 11 comprise heads 17 having tapered outer ends 18that are j ournaled in the sockets 13. These heads are located innotches 19 formed in the opposite sides of the rotatable plate 9 andalined With the notches 15 of the body plate. The heads 17, furthermore,are provided with straps 20 that straddle the opposite portions of therotatable plate and are secured thereto by suitable rivets 21.

It will be evident that this is an exceedingly simple structure, onethat can be shipped in assembled condition, cheaply manufactured andrequiring only the use of a few nails or screws to fasten it to asupport. Advertising matter may be placed both on the body plate and therotatable plate, as shown. This rotatable plate is preferably compoundlycurved substantially as illustrated in Fig. 2, and if placed where itwill be struck by currents of air it Will revolve, thus attractingattention to the sign. In advertising many articles of manufacture, therotatable plate can be made of the shape of and represent such articlesof manufacture. The journal bearings for the rotatable plate areexceedingly simple and peculiarly effective, for they serve tostrengthen both plates as will be evident. Moreover, by having the headsof the bearing elements located in notches, as shown, the rotatableplate can be made of a size to practically fill the opening in the bodyplate, allowing suflioient clearance only to avoid interference.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

As an article of manufacture, a sign comprising a body plate havingmeans for securement to a support, said plate being provided with anopening and notches located on opposite sides of-the opening, arotatable plate operating in the opening and having notches in itsopposite sides alined with the notches of the body plate, and journalbearings for the rotatable plate comprising socket 9 5 elements havingheads provided with sockets in their ends and straps projecting from theheads, and pintle elements having tapered heads that engage in thesockets, said tapered heads having straps projecting therefrom, certainof said elements having their In testimony, that I claim the foregoingas heads located in the notches of the body rny own, I have heretoafliXed my signature plate and their straps straddling and secured inthe presence of tWo Witnesses.

to said plate, the co-acting elements having HARRY L. BEACH. 5 their.heads located in the notches of the ro- Vitnesses:

tatable plate and their straps straddling and H. R. SPEOKMAN,

secured to said rotatable plate. c, MARGARET QUINLAN.

